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Kisan Congress writes to PM Modi, seeks relief for drought, flood hit farm
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 18 (ANI): The farmers' wing of Congress party has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi for an effective financial relief mechanism that addresses the needs of farmers faced with drought and flood situations.
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Shiv Sena holds protest against non-payment of farmers' insurance
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], July 17 (ANI): Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray staged a protest here along with other party leaders on Wednesday against crop insurance companies and urged them to accelerate the clearing of premium claims of the farmers across the state.
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Lok Sabha approves demands for grants of agriculture, rural development mi
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 17 (ANI): The Lok Sabha on Wednesday approved the demands for grants for ministers of rural development, agriculture and farmers welfare for 2019-20.
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Lok Sabha approves demands for grants of agriculture, rural development mi
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 17 (ANI): The Lok Sabha on Wednesday approved grants to ministries of rural development, agriculture and farmers' welfare for 2019-2020.
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LS adjourned after marathon discussion on demands for grants related to ag
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 17 (ANI): The Lok Sabha was adjourned on Tuesday midnight after marathon discussion on demands for grants of Ministries of Rural Development, Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare, in which me
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LS members raise farmers' problems, ways to increase farm income
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi, July 16 (ANI): Members in Lok Sabha on Tuesday raised problems related to agriculture including delay in procurement of produce, rise in the cost of inputs, late payment of crop insurance and adversities of weather and sought steps to increase the income of farmers.
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LS Speaker unhappy over thin attendance, urges MPs to benefit from proceed
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi, July 17 (ANI): Apparently unhappy with Lok Sabha witnessing thin attendance during the evening hours on Tuesday during the debate on demands for grants of Ministries of Rural Development, Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare, Speaker Om Birla appealed to the members to be present in t
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Congress member seeks reduction in GST on fertilisers, tractors
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi (India), July 16 (ANI): Congress member Uttam Kumar Reddy on Tuesday accused the government of paying "lip service" to the cause of farmers and said GST on fertilisers and agriculture machinery should either be reduced to zero or brought in the lowest slab.
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Farmers in Mungeshpur using toxic drain water for growing vegetables
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 15 (ANI): Risking their lives, farmers in Mungeshpur village in Delhi are using toxic water coming from Mungeshpur drain, one of the longest in north-west Delhi and part of the Najafgarh basin, for growing vegetables due to lack of groundwater for farming and to sa
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Modi government putting all efforts to double farmers' income: Giriraj Sin
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Ahmedabad (Gujarat) [India], July 14 (ANI): Modi government is putting all efforts to double the farmers' income, said Union Minister for Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying Giriraj Singh. For the first-time Animal Husbandry, fisheries and dairying are separated from the agriculture dep
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UP: Farmers in distress as heavy rainfall causes crop damage in Gorakhpur
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Gorakhpur (Uttar Pradesh) [India], July 14 (ANI): Farmers have expressed concerns over the damage to crops in the region due to relentless rain and winds in parts of Uttar Pradesh over the past few days.
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Odisha: Dairy farmers spill gallons of milk on road in protest against OMF
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Bhadrak (Odisha) [India], July 14 (ANI): Dairy farmers in Basudebpur town spilt gallons of milk on the roads as a mark of protest against Orissa State Cooperative Milk Producers' Federation (OMFED).
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